1909 John Clarkson, American Baseball HOF pitcher (Triple Crown 1889; no-hitter 1885; 3 × NL wins leader; 3 × NL strikeout leader; Chicago White Stockings, Boston Beaneaters), dies of mental illness & pneumonia at 47
1943 Frank Calder, British-Canadian 1st NHL president, dies at 65
1995 Godfrey Brown, British athlete, 4 X 400m runner (Olympic gold 1936), dies at 79
1995 Manohar Hardikar, Indian cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India v WI 1958-59), dies at 58
1995 Roel Wiersma, Dutch soccer star (PSV), dies at 62
2001 Pankaj Roy, Indian cricket batsman (45 Tests, 5 x 100, HS 173; WR opening partnership [Vinoo Mankad] 413; Bengal), dies at 72
2003 André Noyelle, Belgian cyclist (Olympic gold, 1952), dies at 71
2005 Peter Heine, South African cricketer (solid South African fast bowler in 1950's), dies at 76
2007 José Carlos Bauer, Brazilian World Cup footballer (b. 1925)
2007 Steve Barber, American baseball pitcher (b. 1938)
2010 Bill Dudley, American College/Pro Football HOF halfback (Uni of Virginia; NFL MVP 1946; 4×First-team All-Pro; NFL rushing leader 1942, 46; Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins), dies at 88
2011 Woodie Fryman, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1968, 76; Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos), dies at 70
2016 Dave Mirra, American BMX rider (Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award 2005; 24 x Games medals), dies by suicide at 41
2020 Alexander Skvortsov, Russian ice hockey left wing (Olympic gold 1984; World C'ship gold 1979, 81, 83), dies at 65
2020 Benito Sarti, Italian soccer defender (6 caps; Juventus, Sampdoria), dies at 83
2020 Giancarlo Bergamini, Italian fencer (Olympic gold foil, team 1956; silver foil team 1952, individual 1956), dies at 93
2022 Zolani Marali, South African boxer (IBO World Super Bantamweight title 2003–04; IBO Super Featherweight title 2009), dies at 44
2024 Barry John, Welsh rugby union fly-half (25 Tests Wales, 5 British & Irish Lions; Cefneithin RFC, Llanelli RFC, Cardiff RFC, Barbarian FC), dies at 79
2024 Giacomo Losi, Italian soccer defender (11 caps; AS Roma 386 games) and manager (Piacenza, ASG Nocerina, SS Juve Stabia), dies at 88
2024 John Elford, Australian rugby league winger (4 Tests; Western Suburbs RLFC, NSW), dies at 76
2024 Kurt Hamrin, Swedish soccer winger (31 caps; AIK, AC Milan, Fiorentina 289 games), dies at 89
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